Roller iron



Apr'l 2i; 192e.

. E. D. CAMPBELL ROLLER IRON Filed sept. 24, 1924 Patented Apri. 27, 1926.

UNITED "S TAT'E'S ELLIOTT D. CAMPBELL, `OF ISAN FRANCLI-SCO, CALIFORNIA.

AROLLER IRON.

Application led September 24, 17924. Serial No. 739,635.

To all `iff/fom, yz'r may concern.'A

Be it lrnown that I, ELLio'r'r CAMPBELL,

acitizen ot' the United States, and a resident ot San Francisco, in the county or" San Francisco and State of California, have invented a'new and `useful Roller Iron, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in roller irons and has for its particular object to provide means whereby ironing, .particularly the ironing ot hat pieces, can be accomplished at a high rate ot speed. It is proposed for this purpose to provide an iron that is substantially coextensive in length with the .width of an ironing board and provided with ymeans preventing lateral shifting of the iron as the same is advanced over the board so Vthat the entire width of a piece of cloth lying on the ironing hoard is pressed by a single stroke. It is further proposed to provide in combination with this yfeature meansf'yieldingly spacing the iron from theboard so that there is no `danger of'burning the cloth to be pressed in the absence of the person operating the iron. Itis further proposed `to utilize an electrically -heated liron and more particularly electrically `heated rollers enclosed ina casing and projecting from the bottom thereof'. Further objects and advantages oi my device will appearas the specification proceeds.

The preferred form oi my invention is illustrated inthe accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 showsiin perspective view my combination iron and ironing board;

Figure 2 an enlarged sectional view taken along line Il H of Figure 1;

Figure 3 an enlarged detail view, partly in plan and partly in horizontal section, oi' my iron, and

Figure 4 a detail viewof my heating element and Figure 5 a cross section through a clamp used in my device.

While I have shown only the preferred :tormfot the invention, it should be understood that various changes or modifications may be made within the scope of the claims hereto attached without departing from the spirit of the invention.

My ironing board 1, the central portion of which is broken away in Figure 1, and which.. is flat and rectangular in tornnis preferably supported by angle irons 2, one

vertical iange 3 of which lies against each side of the ironing board while the second iiange 4 lextends laterally Atrom the lower edge thereof, the-latter lian'ge being preterablycurved upwardly at one end as shown atfG-to llimit the travel of the element riding thereon which ywill'be mentioned hereinafter. A clamp 7 consisting or two yieldingly connected jaws '7^ and 7BA is mounted to slide longitudinally on the board 1 at `one end thereof. These jaws are adapted'to engage with one end of the cloth to be pressed so that when the iron is engaged with the opposite end of the cloth, vthe cloth will be takenup so as-to remove the wrinkles theretrom preparatory to moving the iron from o one. end of the board to the oth-er. `This clamp is connected to the hoard by means of springs 7C which tend to draw the clamp t0- ward the end oit the board and thereby places the cloth to rbe pressed under slight tension when the other end or an intemediate portion of the cloth is weighted down bythe iron. Slots 8 are providedon `each side of the Iironing board between theangle iron 3 and the body of the boardto allow a cloth 9 `to encircle the ironing board and to be fastened by means ot springs 11.

My iron comprisesa rectangular casing 12 coextensive in length vwith the width ot the ironing board so that when the casingk is placed transversely on the board, the end faces of 1the casing are flush with the sides ot the board, and when the iron is tipped back to vrest on the fiat rface :1.2 ofthe casing the ironing rollers will Ibe, elevated clear ot' `the board. Lugs 13 extend from the ends of the casing vand guide vertical pins 14; which latter are provided with rollers 16 engaging with the flanges 3 of the angle irons to ride along the edges of the board and t-o prevent the iron from shifting laterally. yThe pins lt terminate at the bottom ends in ball shaped cups 17 adapted to receive thebalis 18 which latter ride on the horizontal flanges 11. Springs 19 are introduced between collars 21 on the pins 14 and the lower lugs l13 tending to normally force the casing upwardly into an inoperative position so that it requires pressure kon the part of the operator to torce the iron into contact with the material to be pressed. Thecasing has a U-shaped heating element 21 supported in its end walls so that the legs of the element extend throughout the length of the box and rollers 22 are made revolvahle on the-heating` ele-ment and are disposed to project beyond the open end of the casing as shown at 23. The heating element 2l may be made of couventional form and I prefer to use electricity 'for heating the element by allowing a current to flow through the windings Q-l surrounding the heating element. The handle 26 is placed ontop of the casing so as to allow of the easyv manipulation of the same.

rihe manner of using the iron will be readily understood from the foregoing description. The sheet of material to be pressed is placed on the board and one end of the same is engaged with the clamp 7 for the purpose stated. The iron is then placed transversely on the board near the opposite end thereof so that its rollers engage with the sides of the board and theballs 18 ride on the horizontal flanges l. Tho springs 19 normally hold the iron ont of contact with the material to be Worlred on. To effect operative contact, the operator depresses the casing and advances the same over the sheet of material so that the full n'idth of the same is pressed at one time.

I claim:

l. In combination, an ironing board having flanges extending from the lower lateral edges thereof, an iron substantially coextensive in length with the Width of the board having vertical pins slidably associated with the ends thereof adapted to ride on the llange and yielding means associated With the pins tending to lift the iron oil1 the board.

Q. In combination, an ironing board having -flanges extending from the lower lateral edges thereof, an iron substantially coextensive in length with the Width of the board having vertical pins slidably associated with the ends thereof adapted to ride on the Harige and yielding means associated With the pins tending to lift the iron olf the board, the pins having rollers thereon engaging With the sides of the board for preventing the lateral shifting of the iron.

3. A portable iron of the character described comprising an elongated casing of rectangular cross-section and of a length correspond ing to the width of an ironing board so as to control the entire transverse area thereofj heating rollers arranged in parallel relation therein so as to project with their peripheries through the open bottom of the casing and a handle on top of the casing allowing the same to be manually operated, the casing presenting a flat side extending transversely of the ironing board allowing the casing 'to be tilted and to come to rest on said side with the rollers elevated from the board.

A portable iron of the character described coniprising an elongated casing of uniform cross-section and of a length correspending to the Width of an ironing board so as to control the entire transverse area thereof. limiting rollers arranged in parallel relation therein so as to project With their peripheries through the open bottom of the casing and a handle on top of the casing allowing the same to be manually operated,l the casing having guiding elements depending from at least one end thereof with rollers thereon made for engagement with the vertical edge of the ironing board to prevent` lateral, shifting of the iron7 but preserving its freedom for vertical movement. i

5. Meansfor ironing a plain sheet of cloth or the like comprising a rectangular ironing board adapted to have the cloth placed thereon, slidable clamping means adapted to clamp one end of the sheet having yielding mea-ns for securing the same to one end of the ironing board associated therewith and an elongated iron substantially coextensive in length with the Width of the ironing hoard having heating rollers projecting` through the open bottom thereof and being adapted through its Weight to cooperate with the clamping means in maintaining the cloth in a stretched condition while being guided ov \r the saine. i

ELLOTT D. CAMPBELL. 

